Improvement in drip-trays for water-closet bowls



2 8hee ts Sh aet 1. O. HARRISON." Drip-Tray for Water-Closet Bowl.

No. 197,629. Patented Nov. 27, 1877'.

f 0. HARRISON. Drip-Tray for Water-Closet Bowl.

No 197,629. Patented Nov. 2-7, 1877.7

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I'M PRovEME N T IN o-aI P-ETR AYS FoR WAFER-CLOSET OWL s.

I Specification formingrp-art of Letters Patent No. 197,629, datedNovember 27, 1877; application filed e i s October l',1 877. l I

To all whom it may.c0ncern:- r

Be it known that I, GHARLEs HARRISON, of the city and State of N cwYork, haveinvented a certain Improvement in Drip Trays-fo'rWater-OlosetBowls, of which the following is a specification: l. r x iMy improvement-relates to that class of wawith a drip-tray, whichconforms in its outer shape to the opening in thewood-work s'urroundingthe bowl, andis perforated+witha hole having the shape ofthe upper endof the bowl.

Such trays have usually heretofore been made of lead,-and it has alsobeen proposed to make .them in one piece with the bowl. The latter mode,however, makes the bowl very expensive and awkward to transport.

My invention consists in a drip-tray made of porcelain orotherearthenware, preferably of the same material 'as the bowl, which isfitted to the top of the bowl, andthereby centralized and held inposition by its own gravity; or my tray may be providedwith bracketsdepending from the under side of the tray, and bearing upon the exteriorof the bowl, and also provided with a grooved recess, conforming inshape with a projecting tongue or bead formed around the upper end ofthe bowl, the tray being made thicker at the place where the recess isformed, for the piupose of giving it the necessary strength at thatpoint. I may also provide ears or lugs upon the exterior of the bowl,which may be bolted or otherwise secured to the brackets projectingdownward from the under side of the tray. I form a tight joint betweenthe tray and the bowl by means of a soft-rubber gasket, or by meansofplaster-of-paris, putty, or some other cementing material, which isdeposited in the groove referred to prior to the seating of the tonguein the groove.

The accompanying drawings illustrating my invention are as follows:

Figure 1 is a top view of the tray, showing the interior of the bowl towhich the tray is affixed. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the line00 w on Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, showing the under side ofthe bowl and tray, the brackets on the tray, and the lugs on the bo'ivl,by means of which the tray is con tralized andheld down upon the bowl.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen I that the bowl A hasa'swelled front, A; This peculiarity in the shape of the bowl forms thesubject of another. application for patent, and

1 is not claimed as part of this invention. terclosetbowlsirrwhichthebowlissurmounted @nal' flange B, for the purposeof preventing overflow when water is admitted through the supply-pipe 0.At or near the central portion :of the upper edge of the bowl there ispro-- v-ided the annular-shaped tongue or head D, I which is intended tofit loosely into the corre- The bowl is provided with the usualinterspondingly-shap'ed recess D, formed in the under side'of' the trayE. Depending down-- ward from the under side of the tray are fouror'more brackets, F. These brackets have a threefold objectfirst, tostrengthen the tray; second, to bear upon the exterior oftl e bowl, andthus assist in centralizing the tray upon the bowl; and, third, toafford the meansof bolting or otherwise securing the tray to the lugs F,formed upon the exterior of the bowl.

The upper surface E of the tray inclines from all sides toward thecenter, and the in-' .terior portion E which forms the boundary of theopening in the tray, conforms to the shape of the upper end of the bowl,and overlaps the fiange B. The tray is provided at its outer edges withthe vertical flanges E 4 If desired, the surface of the tongue D, and ofthe sides of the recess D, may be left unglazed, for the purpose ofenabling the cement used in the joint to take a more perfect hold of thetwo joining surfaces.

Ordinarily the tray can be fastened to the bowl sufficiently by the useof plaster-of-paris,

putty, or other cement between the tongue D and its seat in the grooveD, and it will, of course, be seen that as the inner ends f of thebrackets F bear upon the exterior of the bowl, they contribute tocentralize the tray, and protect it against dislodgment,

In some case's, however, it may be found desirable to further strengthenthe connection of the tray with the bowl, and for this purpose the lugsF are formed upon the exterior of the bowl, in suitable position toallow of their being bolted to the brackets F by means of the bolt fandthe nut f It may also be founddesirable, if this modeof attachment isadopted, to interpose between the brackets F and the lugs F the elasticwasher f".

It will, of course, be understood that-the j oint between the tray andthe bowl may be made by a projecting bead or tongue upon the tray i anda recess in the upper edge of the bowl but the preferable mode ofconstruction is that shown in the drawings, because there is then noopportunity for water to fall into the joint,

as there would be if the recess were formed in the top of the bowl, andif, from any cause, water should get into the joint between the tray andthe top of the bowl. Instead of cement, a softbe used in the jointbetween the tray and bowl, and in any case, if desired, the brackets andlugs may be sokeyedtogether by a wedge as to compress the materials inthe joint. To effeet this result the lug on the bowl may be providedwith a vertical hole, into and through which the lower extremity of thebracket is passed. In this case the bracket is provided with the slot g,for receiving the key or wedge g, which bears upon the under side of thelug, as shown atGr in Fig. 3. Of course, it will be seen that bracketson the under side of the tray and lugs or ears projecting outward fromthe bowl afford various modes of holding the tray and bowl togetheras,for example, the bracket may be provided with the lateral projection h,which catches upon the under side of the lug h, as shown at H in Fig. 2.In the latter case the tray is pressed down upon the joint, and turnedslightly to bring the projection h under the lug. 71..

By means of my invention lam enabled to dispense with the lead traysheretofore used,

" and to provide a handsome porcelain drip-tray,

bber gasket may which isdetachable from the bow1',an d is thereforesusceptibleof being easily'and safely packed for transportation.Breakage of my tray does not involve the loss of the bowl, as it wouldif the tray were in one piece with the bowl.

I claim as my invention 1. Awater-closet bowl and a drip-tray,substantially such as described, connected together by a tongued andgrooved joint, sub.- stantially as shown and described.

I 2. A drip-tray, substantially such as described, having a centralopening conforming to the shape of the top of a water-closet bowl, andprovided upon its under side with an annularprojection conforming totheshape of the top of the bowl, for the purpose of afl'ord- .ingian excessof material, in which a recess can be formed without weakening the tray.

3. The brackets F, extending downward from the under surface of thetray, in combination with the bowl A. 4. The combination of two or morebrackets, depending downward from the under side of a drip-tray,with'two or more lateral projections or lugs formed upon the exterior ofthe water-closet bowl to which the drip-tray is applied, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth. I

5. A drip-tray, substantially such as described, and a water-closetbowl, connected together by a water-tight joint, formed by the junctionof two surfaces, portions of which are more or less curved or inclined,substantially as shown, and for the purposes set forth.

CHAS. HARRISON.

' Witnesses:

EDwD. PAYSON, M. L. ADAMS.

